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pretence

NOUN /prɪ'tɛns/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

pretence is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1T1E1N1C3E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does pretence mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

An artful or simulated semblance.

SYNONYMS
GUISEPRETENSEPRETEXT
BROADER
GLOSSCOLORCOLOURSEMBLANCE
2

Pretending with intention to deceive.

SYNONYMS
DISSEMBLINGFEIGNINGPRETENSE
BROADER
DECEPTIONMISREPRESENTATIONDECEIT
NARROWER
STALKING-HORSEBLUFFHYPOCRISYLIP SERVICEPRETEXT
3

A false or unsupportable quality.

SYNONYMS
PRETENSEPRETENSION
BROADER
ARTIFICIALITY
4

The act of giving a false appearance.

SYNONYMS
FEIGNINGPRETENDINGPRETENSESIMULATION
BROADER
DECEPTIONDECEITDISSIMULATIONDISSEMBLING
NARROWER
MANNERISMMASQUERADECHARADEAPPEARANCEPOSEPRETENDAFFECTATIONAFFECTEDNESS
5

Imaginative intellectual play.

SYNONYMS
MAKE-BELIEVEPRETENSE
BROADER
IMAGINATIONMENTAL IMAGERYIMAGINGIMAGERY